Akron Ohio was once America’s rubber capital. That’s pretty well known. Not so well known is that Akron was also America’s rubber-ducky capital.

For close to half a century Northeast Ohio produced more rubber duckies, rubber toys and – for that matter -- toys of all kinds than anywhere else in the country. Marbles; squeaky toys; spinning metal tops; die cast cars; trains: WKSU’s Tim Rudell says Northeast Ohio made them all.